Knitting-machine.



J. A. P. KRAMER.

KNITTING MACHINE.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY 20, 1913.

Patented Nov. 10, 1914.

i UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE JOSEPHUS ANTONI'U'S PETRUS KRAMER,- J3 TERBORG, NETHERLANDS.

KNITTING-MACHINE.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Josnrnns ANToNIUs Pn'rnns KRAMER, subject of the Queen of the Netherlands, residing at Terborg, Kingdom of the Netherlands, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Knit ting-Machines, of which the following is a specification. i i

The present invention relates to an im provement in knitting machines, and more particularly to those machines for knitting articles of clothing provided withgussets such for example as pants. y The usual method of inserting the gusset into pants in knitting machines is by placing the finished knitted gusset in the needle bed of the machine, after the body part of the garment has been knitted, the garment loops being dofied from a number of themiddle needles, and the end loops of the gusset placed thereon whereupon the longer sides of the gusset are connected by looping up, with the dotted loops of the body part. In machines of knoi 'n constructions, the gusset has to be introduced under the needlebed. and to fill the needles the gusset loops hare to be passed upward in between the front and rear beds necessitating the stopping of the machine. Moreover, access to the bed is very diiiicult from below and consequently the insertion of the gusset takes up a larger amount of time.

According to the present invention, that section of the bed into which the gusset is inserted is made detachable in such a manner that a portion of the front bed, and the oppositely situated portion of the rear bed, can be taken out as separate pieces. The resulting gap is then refilled by means of a single bed section, consisting of a front bed part and a rear bed part, rigidly connected together by means such as a narrow angle piece arranged in the middle of and underneath the said bed parts. It will be evident that the gusset can easily be inserted into this bed section while same is out of the machine, that is to say the needles of the section can readily be filled with the loops of the gusset, because the section is accessible on all sides. This operation can be performed while the machine is still knitting the body part. hen the knitting of this body piece is completed, the loops on the middle section of the bed are dotted, and the two (front and rear) parts of the bed sec- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 20, 1913.

tion are taken out.

Patented Nov. 10, 1914.

Serial No. 768,863.

The spa-re section already fitted with the gusset is then put into the machine and the work can be resumed at once. rangement enables a considerable savingof time to be effected.

One example of a portion of a straight bar knitting machine constructed according to one form of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure l is a perspective View of the machine bed with the middle section of the front oed removed; and Fi g. 2 is a perspective View of the spare bed section, with the gusset in position on same; and Fig. 3 is a vertical section through the interchangeable bed; and Fig. t a front View of the handled eccentric.

Referring to these drawings :--In the front bed 1 a. section at about the middle of same is made interchangeable and as shown in Fig. 1, this section has been removed from the machine. The section 3 of the rear bed 2, situated opposite to the said section of the bed 1, is also adapted to be taken out. These interchangeable sections may be secured to bars 4-, arranged transversely under the front and rear beds, by means of some suitable connection, such as a bandled eccentric (9) which fits into the hole 5 in the bar a and carrying an upwardly directed pin (10) which engages in the interchangeable section of the bed. A simple wing screw may also be used as a fastening.

The interchangeable section (Fig. 9) consists of the two rigidly connected parts (3 and 7 arranged at exactly the same relative angle as the front and rear beds of the machine itself. As is well known the middle needles are not filled with loops when the gusset is in position; and therefore the It will be evident that this ar needles in the middle portion of the spare section 6 and 7 are omitted. This middle portion is bridged over by the inserted gusset S. The two parts 6 and 7 of the spare section are connected together by suitable means, preferably by means of an angle iron (11) bolted to the parts (3 l 7 underneath the bed. The width of t l angle iron may be such that it com-esp :ls with the middle portion of the spare section 6 and 7.

lVhat I claim is 1. A knitting machine having a front needle bed, a rear needle bed, removable sections in said beds, and gusset bearing sections interchangeable With said removable sections.

2. A knitting machine having a front needle bed, a rear needle bed, oppositely situated removable sections in said beds and complete gusset bearing front and rear bed front bed section, an interchangeable needle bearing rear bed section and means for rigidlv securing said interchangeable sections together, and means for holding said interchangeable sections in position in the ma.-

chine.

5. A knitting machine having a front needle bed, a rear needle bed, oppositely sititated removable needle bearing sections in said beds, an interchangeable needle bearing front bed section, and an interchangeable needle bearing rear bed section, the" usual need-lesbein'g omitted from the middle portionsof the said interchangeable sections.

In testimony whereof I have" hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing wit JOSEPHUS ANTONIUS PE'.I.'RUS Wi tnesses P. Hminnnwe,

Anson- Mex Nsommnus;

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